Originally formed in 1987, as school buddies just getting some money together to buy decent instruments, without never actually intending it, Afterhours evolved into one of the best, live cover bands Gibraltar has ever seen (and there have been many!).

Whilst others concentrated their talents in 'making it' outside these shores, the band concentrated their energies on local audiences. Known for covering all music styles to the minutest detail, without even knowing at the time, Afterhours became Gibraltar's hardest working band. At times playing up to four gigs at weekends and covering 80% of the live work available.

The band became the first port of call for all official municipal events the highlights of which were the inauguration of Casemates (they were the first band to play there exclusively) and when Gibraltar joined the rest of world in welcoming the new millennium, Afterhours were chosen, once again, to provide live musical entertainment to revellers and visitors to Gibraltar. Their reputation was solidly built on almost 20 years of constant live 'gigging' and those with a fertile memory might even remember the band single-handedly performing for four hours in the first ever National Day Concert which was in those days held in the Naval Ground.

Now, after a short stint doing some rock covers, the band have turned their attention to some studio work with original member Gerry Fortuna on guitars.

I am a 22 years old producer and DJ from Gibraltar, I have been mixing tunes over the last 2 years, my youth was mainly spent listening to dnb and and have seen plenty of rave scenes ;) I started to get involved with the mixing side of things around 3 years ago, I used to hit up my mates loft where he would spin DnB and dubstep on a pair of technics, a hardcore vinylist (Kocknie T) blaring out heavy tunes. I wanted to get involved and saved up my pounds and got myself a pioneer DDJ-SX mixing controller, this was the real deal for me :), I have been mixing ever since and have adapted to mashing up different styles of electronic music within my sets in order to give the crowd one f***ed up hour ;) Kocknie T and I then teamed up a created our own events ( Apocalyptic Bass), We have held many gigs and continue to try and destroy dance floors to the best of our ability :) Please enjoy my mixes and subscribe to my page, chasing a dream, with your help it could happen. Thanks

Metal Blade Records history by Dan Slessor:
Founded upon owner Brian Slagel's enduring drive to find great bands and get their music out to as many people as possible, since 1982 Metal Blade has brought wave after wave of powerful, innovative, and often genre-defining music to the ever-hungry metal masses. It is this ethos that has seen Metal Blade build up a stunning and diverse catalogue, weather the various storms facing any independent label, and in an age of declining record sales boast the most successful years of its existence as it strides into its fourth decade.

What perhaps makes this achievement all the more notable is the fact that Slagel never even intended to start a label. Working in an LA record store and writing for various publications, Slagel was acutely aware that many great bands in the local metal scene were being ignored, and he decided to release a compilation of tracks drawn from these ranks. "There were a lot of really good bands and I was just bummed out that nobody could hear them. It just seemed like I could help them out and have some fun at the same time, and that compilation was the first Metal Massacre," he states. Collating tracks from then unknown bands including Ratt, Bitch, Cirith Ungol, and Metallica amongst others, the compilation sold out immediately. "How important is Metal Blade to our career? They're only the reason we are enjoying the worldwide success we have today," states Metallica's James Hetfield. "Without Brian's openness to some raunchy teens with a crap sounding cassette tape we would be who knows where, and playing who knows what!" With the popularity of the tape spurring Slagel on, the first seeds of Metal Blade were sown. "After the success of those compilations I just started putting out records of bands that I was friends with, but without ever really intending it to be a label at all," he explains. "After I put out four or five releases I started to feel like something was happening, and I decided to quit the record store and quit college and see where it went."

Battling through the first few lean years, when the label consisted solely of Slagel working out of his mom's poorly ventilated garage in the San Fernando Valley, it gradually grew in both revenue and stature. Within a few years Metal Blade would go on to release the debuts of Slayer, Armored Saint, Trouble, and Corrosion Of Conformity amongst others, fanning the flames of the burgeoning metal scene and launching careers of bands that would go onto reap global success. "Without Metal Blade, there is a damn good chance we never would've made it out of L.A," says Slayer's Kerry King. "That was the one bit of luck we needed. You can be the most awesome band on the scene, and if no one notices you, you don't catch on. And Brian Slagel is still one of the biggest metalheads I know!" This genuine love and devotion to metal is central to the relationship many of the artists have with Metal Blade, and King Diamond credits much of its relevance and strength to this passion. "I refer to it as having 'boots on the ground'," the mighty Dane states. "It's not like a major label where some people might be into what you're doing but a lot of them just see it as a job – there's a genuine love for metal there. Through staying true to that and doing their own thing they've carved out a very specific niche that they control, and as an artist it's wonderful to be a part of that."over the years. Clearly without those people we couldn't do what we do, and to everyone out there who has helped us along by being a fan we are so very grateful to you."

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when it stops...because it will stop....so until then....

Proud winner of Manilva Pride's Got Talent 2020. Once I also scored 2nd Place in a franchise called Gibraltar's Got Talent 

Today, I continue to sing and perform as much as possible, wherever and whenever I can.

Three dopey teenagers playing songs about feelings.

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